The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 6/10/2014

Robert Hawkins is an American in quite the dangerous spot. Trapped within Nazi territory during the horrors of World War II, Hawkins must fight to survive a devastated Europe in CI Games’ upcoming first-person shooter Enemy Front on PS3. This project comes from the developer’s desire to showcase the impact the war had on their own Warsaw, Poland — a location less frequently traversed in modern FPS.

But if a more family-friendly game is in order, consider How To Train Your Dragon 2, based on the upcoming animated film. Choose a Dragon Racer and sail through the skies through uncharted territories. Mysteries, adventures, and fierce tournaments await.

It’s a light lineup this week due to E3 2014, so please enjoy the show — and read on for the rest of the Drop!

New PlayStation Releases This Week

Enemy Front

PS3 — Digital, Retail

You’re Robert Hawkins, an American stuck deep in Nazi controlled territory during the height of WWII. It’s up to you whether to fight your enemies face to face, snipe them from afar, or sneak past and sabotage their positions. Join the fight against the evil Third Reich in open-ended missions across war-torn Europe.

How to Train Your Dragon 2

PS3 — Digital, Retail

Become the Ultimate Dragon Racer. Return to the epic Island of Berk where The Dragon Races have become the new sport for Viking adrenaline junkies. Hiccup, Astid, Snotlout, Fishlegs, Tuffnut & Ruffnut, and their Dragons are now competing in fierce tournaments to determine the ultimate Dragon Rider.

Serph, leader of the Embryon, wanders aimlessly through the lifeless streets before him. In the Junkyard, his Tribe fought a gruesome war, hoping the light of Heaven would relieve their suffering. In the end, Serph’s world vanished, along with the comrades who stood by him.

hey ryan any idea if we are going to start seeing sony’s ps2 classics on the store? i have been dying to play rogue galaxy again. im sure others are wanting to play the dark cloud series. and hey square enix… if you are reading this give us ff12 on the store… pretty pretty please =)

Ryan Clements? I didn’t know you were working for the Playstation Blog, when did this happen? I still remember when you first started working for IGN and listening to you on your first Podcast. Congratulations on the job!

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is being released on that other handheld. While it is not a system seller, it is another game that skips Vita altogether. Sony needs to work on making sure that the whatever 3rd party games get released on 3ds, also get released on Vita. Spongebob, Regular Show, Resident Evil, Pac Man, Monster Hunter and more have been on the 3DS, but not on Vita.

Aside Monster Hunter and Resident Evil, I don’t care much for those other titles.

Leave the kiddy stuff to the competition. What made people bought the PSP in stroves was that it was Hardcore and not focused on kiddy games…. like Vita Pets.

Know your demographic. Focus on more hardcore titles.

I’m not saying you should stop making platformers, but the Vita really needs some solid Mature/Teen rated games for your main audience.

BTW; Parents, they buy a cheap portable device for their kids because they’re cheap, and the Vita is the most expensive of all portable device. If the price point were reverse, things may be differently.

But, since it is more expensive; Then your target audience are more mature individuals with a passion for high end portable gaming… yet they’re left out in the cold in terms of games that might interest them.

And your competitor has gone into your territory with Resident Evil and Monster Hunter. Show them you’re no push over!

This chart seems to back up your main claim that AAA “hardcore” experiences sell best on Vita, especially in the U.S.

I think with games like Vita Pets, they’re trying to compete directly with the “other” handheld. They’re going after the more affluent parents and children with big allowances.

But frankly, Nintendogs sold well among youngish and middle-aged women (and plenty of men). The point being that not all consumers of “kiddy” stuff are children. Many will buy it, especially if there’s little else being released right now.

In turn, more people buying their device to play these other games will allow Sony to lower the price. Then even more people with tighter budgets can join the fun.

Very interested in Enemy Front! With all of these recent historical WWII memorials and programs, it’s good timing to release a WWII game. Hopefully the developers added a strong 1-player campaign to properly tell the story and facts about Poland during that time.

So…did anyone actually BOUGHT SMT: DDS 2 or not? I want to know if with the whole emulation and all that we can still LOAD OUR DDS1 SAVE into DDS2 or not. =\
Please? Someone have mercy on me! Pleeeeeaaaseee! (yeah, ok, it was a bit too much xD )